Dr. Rick Mandl - September 10, 2020
When You Need A Place To Run To
Devotional Manuscript: When You Need A Place To Run To
By Dr. Rick Mandl, September 10, 2020
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
Hey church family. Are you familiar with the “Cities of Refuge?” Read through Numbers chapters 35 and 36 and you’ll see that before the Children of Israel entered the land of promise that God was giving to them, God has a few more instructions to give them. He tells them that after they enter the land they are to choose cities which will allow a person who has killed another unintentionally to have a place to flee from those who would want to avenge the death of their relative. The idea was that the relatives of the person who died had the right to take vengeance upon the one who killed their relative. But, if it was an accident, the killer could flee to the nearest city of refuge. Once he arrived there, his case would be heard with the high priest presiding. If the person was, indeed, found to be innocent he was allowed to live, as long as he stayed within the walls of the city, until the death of the high priest.
The Bible continually tells us that God is our Refuge. Psalm 46:1 reminds us, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” You and I don’t have to flee to a city of refuge, because God, our Refuge, is present with us at all times. We do not have an impersonal God who is too busy to care about the daily needs of His children. Instead, He is available to us 24/7 to lead, comfort, and guide.
In addition to this we have the Holy Spirit living within our hearts who guides and directs us. We have a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who sits at God's right hand and makes intercession for us. And, in addition to all of this, God the Father is available at all times to hear our prayers.
I encourage you to think of Numbers 35 and Numbers 36 and be reminded today, that, as a follower of Jesus Christ, your Refuge is right there beside you wherever you go this day.
Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.
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